Civs
Historians
Excerpts
100

The Aztecs lived in an arid valley in central in this country

Mexico

100

This historian has written that development of the Americas was due to trade and cultural exchange

Abulafia

100

The excerpt below seems to be written by which historian?

"The striking differences between the long-term histories of peoples of the different continents have been due not to innate differences in the peoples themselves but to differences in their environments. The differences stemmed from the availability of wild plant and animal species suitable for domestication, barriers to diffusion and migration within continents, and intercontinental differences in area or total population size."

Diamond
200

The Mississippian culture covered much of the mid- to eastern- part of this country

The US

200

Historian Jared Diamond has written that Eurasia's (Europe and Asia) geography made development easier and faster compared to these peoples

Mesoamericans
200

The following excerpt seems to be written from which historian:

"Before Columbus, the Western Hemisphere was home to tens of millions of people. Tenochtitlan, the capital of the Aztec empire, had running water, beautiful botanical gardens, and immaculately clean streets, none of which could be found in contemporary Europe. Far from the 'untouched wilderness' many still imagine, the Americas were filled with large cities, roads, trade networks, and complex societies."

Mann

300

Independent city-states were run by kings in this civilization

Maya

300

This historian has written that American civilizations were not primitive, but rather highly advanced

Mann

300

The following excerpt seems to be written by which historian:

"The rise of the West, like the rise of all civilizations, was a product of the interplay of cultures across the world. Innovations in agriculture, warfare, and governance spread through contact between distant peoples, whether through trade, migration, or conquest. The interconnectedness of societies—whether in the Middle East, China, or Mesoamerica—created a vast web of influence, with no single region isolated from the others."

McNeill

400

This ceremonial building was used for meetings and social activities by the Pueblo

Kiva

400

This historian emphasizes the importance of global interactions in Mesoamerican civilizations' development

Mann / Abulafia

500

Mayan religion was ____theistic

Polytheistic